We’re looking ahead to Round One of the Stanley Cup Playoffs!
Brandon Piller and Ross Levitan dive into the Battle of Ontario preview. Who are the top ten forwards and defensemen ranked in the series? We discuss top storylines like goaltending, offensive firepower, discipline and more! There are many Ottawa Senators players that haven’t been to the post-season in their careers yet, who are we most excited to see make their playoff debuts? And oh ya, the Sens play the Carolina Hurricanes tonight.
0:00 Intro
2:30 Ranking Top-10 defensemen in this playoff series
5:20 Matthews vs Tkachuk: Top-10 forwards in series
13:45 Top Storylines for the 2025 Battle of Ontario
24:31 Playoff schedule and key storylines
30:28 Top Senators making playoff debuts
38:03 Rivalry between Ottawa, Montreal and Toronto
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31 Comments
Claude Giroux I think will pop off in the playoffs
BIGGEST GAME OF THE YEAR !!!!!!!!!!
Waiting today I checked out that NHL squad show. And wow are we spoiled here as sickos. The production level, knowledge outside of market while also admitting what is out of wheelhouse, clarity, communication levels. Otherworldly. Go Sens Go!!!!!
The instant that MTL empty netter went in, I turned the game off. I was really hoping the ghost of Johnny Hockey was gonna work some voodoo.
Luke Ellinas had a hattrick last night and the Kitchener Rangers beat the Spitfires 3-0 to stay alive in that series
Can't wait for the playoffs to get started I definitely agree that the Sens 3rd line might have to be their most important line
GSG
Leafs fan here. I'll be in Ottawa to cheer for the leafs. Leafs in 5 easy series
The Leafs have the softest core in the league. The Sens need to hit them every time they touch the puck and they will be completely ineffective as they have been in past playoff series. GO SENS GO!!
I thought Mathews looked terrible during the 4 Nations. I get he's apparently injured but he's had a brutal season
The Habs making the playoffs seems to be Pillzy's worst nightmare. Which leads me to conclude that Pillzy has a pretty cherished life!
I can’t believe that Cozens isn’t on that list
This team will shock the world. GO SENS GO!
Leafs suck!!!
Come out HARD in the 1st game, rock guys like Marner and Nylander. Keep on Matthews but watch out for the turds like Domi.
100% correct that the 3rd line drives this team. Don't forgot Cousins also plays on that line. Before the knee injury he has excelling.
note: in the 4 Nations final the Team USA’s only goals came from Ottawa Senator’s Brady Tkachuk & Jake Sanderson (just sayin)
I agree with Pillz how dare the Hurricanes rest all those players against the Habs and not give Columbus a chance to steal their wildcard spot. I'm so pissed Montreal is in but that's ok cause they are matched with the Caps Round 1 so good luck with that! Lol. GSG!
Since the 4 years the Sens lost consecutively to the Leafs in the playoffs, Sens have 7 series wins to Toronto's 1. Sens got their playoff identity from those series against the leafs (Leafs got 4 consecutive series losses after beating the Sens fwiw), and came closer than Toronto has in over 50 years. The disrespect of ANYONE thinking Toronto should be favoured is either dumb, or working for a betting house. We have a balanced playoff calibre lineup with physicality, speed and clumsy skill on 4 lines, and they got a top heavy, soft regular season darling that fades EVERY year in the playoffs. WHY is this year different? I know it's stupid calling Sens in 4, but I gotta try to balance out all the Leafs in 6 or 7's somehow. Sens in 4.
You guys keep talking about the playoffs but a games a game you're there too try to win no matter what game it is we've done pretty good against Toronto won't be any different
I change my mind now i wish toronto win bravo piller…go habs go 😅
We will beat belleville too sir piller
Tanev is easily the best Dman in the series. He's the best defensive dman in the NHL.
I’m 44 years old ..this 20 year rematch is EPIC!! If we beat the leafs and lose the next round .ill still feel like we won something.Hope all the boys bring their A-game.GO SENS GO!!
4 nations final game both states goals were sens
Wondering when Ottawa fans… players…. city…. ctc…. will stop crying about all the leaf fans invading the arena!! Pretty bad when half the spectators are from the apposite team…. bahahaha
I got a brand new knies jersey gonna wear to the sens game! Got a sens jersey too it says crybaby on back # 1 … bahahaha after they loose i come back leave yall more comments!!!
Chris Tavev Best Defenceman of the Leafs Second Morgan Reilly
I won my beer league cup in 2017 and we know how that rhn went.. I haven't won since until this year, Omen for another deep run? I hope so! I'll be BOTG for all 3 games in Ottawa!
Gotta say guys i like the lists I think they were fair. There’s on thing I disagree on though, I put Mitch Marner at the top of the leafs roster. I think Mitch is by far the most talented and complete player on the leafs, he doesn’t actually get any of the credit that he deserves and I think it’s because he looks like a kid and people stereotype him. But in reality, think about it, Marner is St. Louis in his prime on performance enhancing drugs. Marner is fast, a play maker, far more intelligent in terms of hockey IQ than either Nylander or Matthew’s, defensively he also doesn’t get the credit he should for how often he moves a puck out of trouble, he’s the leafs best skater by a country mile. Marner is not invisible and also, Marner is the #1 indicator of leafs success (see games where Matthew’s doesn’t even play, they win more). Matthews is a goal scorer, that’s it. He’s not actually this two way player everyone makes him out to be, that’s exactly why he doesn’t show up in the playoffs. Matthews IS a one trick pony, he’s got a very good one trick, but he’s not a generational talent like Marner actually is. I said when Marner was drafted he would have more points than Matthews in his career and lo and behold he does, and while Matthews slows down Marner is excelling. And I’m a sens fan saying this! All this to say I just think Marner has had a raw deal in Toronto and he should get out of there. But the sens need l to not take him lightly, because as we saw in the 4 nations, Marner can make a play. And he’s done that more than 100 times this season.
Brady should challenge Mathew’s to a fight – captain vs captain, that’s fair.